Unpopular Cricket Opinions
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If Michael Clarke was a s**t batsman, and he had a good back, he would be the number 1 spinner in the Australian test team right now.
Obviously counting in he would have been focusing and working on his bowling his whole career. I'm not saying he could be the number 1 right now if not for his back.
Obviously counting in he would have been focusing and working on his bowling his whole career. I'm not saying he could be the number 1 right now if not for his back.
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I agree. Plenty of work with, with Clarke's bowling. Focus and training would definetly have got him a spot in the Australian team as a spinner
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Andrew Symonds was a bog average test batsmen and Brad Hodge should of been in the test team before him.
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Frank Tyson never bowled 150km/h, let alone his claimed 190km/h.
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There's no way he was close to Roberts/Thomson/Lee/Akhtar/Tait.
I'm not sure how people can claim that Thommo bowled up to 180km/h in his prime with a straight face either.
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There's no way he was close to Roberts/Thomson/Lee/Akhtar/Tait.
I'm not sure how people can claim that Thommo bowled up to 180km/h in his prime with a straight face either.
This may be un popular or popular, but its my opinion so let loose on it!!
A " great wicket" is not one that lets a team score 400+, this is a road
A great wicket is one that spins, or seams, or in any way makes a batsmen fight to survive let alone smash through the line ball after ball
To me, there is nothing better than watching test cricket when the bowlers are right in the game and a wicket looks like falling any ball, and the best batsmen find a way to flourish by pure skill and courage
I particularly love to watch massive turning conditions
A " great wicket" is not one that lets a team score 400+, this is a road
A great wicket is one that spins, or seams, or in any way makes a batsmen fight to survive let alone smash through the line ball after ball
To me, there is nothing better than watching test cricket when the bowlers are right in the game and a wicket looks like falling any ball, and the best batsmen find a way to flourish by pure skill and courage
I particularly love to watch massive turning conditions
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With all due respect mate, how much of Sachin did you catch in his prime?
Tulip
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As do I. I'm not a big Starc fan, but he's only 24 and when he comes good he'll come quick.
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Sadly it's counter intuitive for a groundsman to prepare a tough wicket.
CA wants test to last. More moneyz.
And it's s**t.
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Yep but I don't think he is ready now. Needs to learn more control. Like many other tear away quicks early, you can see the potential but until they develop a bit more control they are going to struggle at the top level if every thing isnt going there way
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Quite a fair bit. He was a brilliant batsman no doubt, one of the best of all time but Sangakkara is better. If Sangakkara was Indian and Tendulkar was Sri Lankan, Sangakkara would be commonly recognized as a better batsman.
That's a pretty tough claim to prove.
Ill Chicken
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If baseballers aren't pitching 170+ there is a little chance a bloke bowling it is going to. I've posted an article previously about how the body can't exert more force than that and it appears that 100mph is pretty much the limit.
Starc's problem is that he doesn't have a stock ball to fall back to.
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Agree with this. His stats are fine for an all-rounder, the only problem i have is with him batting at 3.
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I'll take a handy part-time bowler and an excellent fielder who can average 40 with the bat at #6 over a straight batsman who'd probably have averaged maybe 45 if he'd played more Tests.
eth-dog
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Hodge is a better bat and still an alright spinner (FC average of 41).
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Hodge averaged like 4 overs bowled per match across his first class career. Hardly an all-rounder.
And that's the point, Symonds was an all-rounder, who could bat, bowl and field, and that's why he had value and had a regular place in the Australian side ahead of a more specialised batsman.
eth-dog
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First Symonds bowls "handy off spin" that Hodge also does, now Symonds is an all-rounder? Make up your mind.
Hodge was a better player and should have been playing ahead of Symonds.
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Hodge is criminally over-rated because he's Victorian.
